десна

See also: Десна

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dęsna, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʲɪsˈna]

Noun

десна́ • (desná) f inan (genitive десны́, nominative plural дёсны, genitive plural дёсен)

1. gum (soft tissue around the teeth)

Declension

Declension of десна́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	десна́ desná	дёсны djósny
genitive	десны́ desný	дёсен djósen
dative	десне́ desné	дёснам djósnam
accusative	десну́ desnú	дёсны djósny
instrumental	десно́й, десно́ю desnój, desnóju	дёснами djósnami
prepositional	десне́ desné	дёснах djósnax